Turkey shelling Syrian territory: Video
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A screen grab from footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on February 1, 2016 showing the Turkish military shelling Syrian territory using heavy artillery positioned close to the border
The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video footage which it says is “irrefutable proof” that Turkish troops shell Syria with heavy artillery.
“This is what we call a fact. This is irrefutable proof that Turkish armed forces shell borderline Syrian settlements with large-caliber artillery systems,” said Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov at a press conference on Monday.
According to Press TV, he noted that the footage was obtained by Syria’s General Staff and handed over to Russian forces. He added that further video evidences of Turkish shelling have also been provided by Syrian opposition groups.
Konashenkov also called for an “immediate reaction and explanation” by NATO and the Pentagon on the Turkish military shelling.
Earlier, Syrian media claimed that a soldier had been killed and five others injured after Turkish forces stationed along the border shelled a troop gathering in the Jabal Atirah region of the western Syrian Province of Latakia.
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